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For other uses, see Brechin (disambiguation). Coordinates: 56°43′48″N 2°39′19″W / 56.72994, -2.65533 There are places that have the name Brechin: Brechin, Scotland Brechin, Ontario Brechin Beach, Ontario Brechin Point, Ontario Category: ...
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Brechin is a town and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. The town is well known for its eleventh century round tower (Historic Scotland), one of only two of these Irish-style monuments surviving in Scotland (the other is at Abernethy, Perthshire). The tower was originally free-standing, but is now incorporated in Brechin Cathedral. The cathedral has been much altered, but still contains medieval work of the 13th and 14th centuries, notable a handsome western tower and processional door. Traditionally Brechin has been considered a city because of its status as the seat of a pre-Reformation Roman Catholic diocese (which continues today as an episcopal seat of the Scottish Episcopal Church), although the burgh lacks a city charter. The football club is still known as Brechin City. The 2001 census recorded Brechin's population as 7,199. Brechin was the birthplace of Robert Watson-Watt, an important pioneer in the early development of radar. A Royal Burgh is a type of Scottish burgh (town or city), used today for ceremonial purposes only. ...
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Brechin City F.C. (nicknamed The City) are a Scottish football team currently playing in the Scottish Football League First Division. ...
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Also in or near the burgh is the Pictavia centre (covering Pictish culture and displaying several carved stones), a small museum in the former Town House, and a station on the Caledonian Railway (Brechin). Along with the cathedral and round tower, part of the chapel of Brechin's Maison Dieu or hospital survives from the Middle Ages (Historic Scotland). The Picts inhabited Pictavia or Pictland - Caledonia (Scotland), north of the River Forth _ prior to the Scotticisation of the area. ...
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Description The Caledonian Railway (Brechin) Ltd is a private limited company formed by a group of steam railway enthusiasts, the Brechin Railway Preservation Society, with the object of operating a railway service on the former Caledonian Railway line between Brechin and Montrose. ...
Brechin Cathedral
 The Cathedral and Round Tower. Brechin owes its origins to the medieval Cathedral, the oldest building in the Burgh, and the Celtic monastery which preceded it. Image File history File links Brechin,_Cathedral_and_Round_Tower. ...
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The first recorded reference to a church in Brechin is King Kenneth II of Scotland (971-995) giving ‘the great city [ie. monastery] of Brechin to the Lord’, endowing the monastic community with lands and having a church built. Brechin was the mother church of the provinces of Angus and Mearns, a centre from which the Culdee monks went out to minister to the local communities. The Cathedral houses an important collection of early medieval sculpture created for this early monastic community. The St Mary’s Stone, dug up in a garden near the Cathedral in the 18th century, is one of very few Scottish sculptures of early date with a Latin inscription. It shows St Mary and the infant Christ surrounded by figures of the Evangelists. The extraordinary hogback, of unique form, found re-used in the Cathedral graveyard, has ornament in the Norse Ringerike style. Both these stones may be 11th century in date, as is the Round Tower, whose masonry, and elaborately carved doorway, are among the finest of any of this class of monument. Kenneth II (Cináed mac MaÃl Coluim), son of Malcolm I, king of Scotland, succeeded Culen, son of Indulf, who had been slain by the Britons of Strathclyde in 971 in Lothian. ...
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The cathedral also has some later sculpture, including several medieval grave slabs and a Romanesque font.
The present cathedral had its origin in the founding of the Diocese of Brechin by the appointment of Bishop Samson by King David I in the mid 12th century. A new church or alterations in the Norman style were made to an existing church and it was not until from about 1225 that the Culdees and their Prior were replaced by a chapter of Canons and a small Cathedral built in the Gothic style. This, the present building, was completed over the next few centuries with the major work done in the 13th and 14th centuries. After the reformation the building was neglected but it is generally agreed that even greater damage was done during the reconstruction of 1806. At this time the chancel, being unused, had fallen into disrepair and side chapels were demolished. A ceiling was put in the nave and galleries formed to house more worshipers. This latter problem was resolved when the building was restored to almost its original state (1900-1902). The cathedral was originally dedicated to the Holy Trinity and this is commemorated in the Coat of Arms of the town which has a gold shield with three red rays converging at a point near the base. The Diocese of Brechin The Diocese of Brechin is in the North East of Scotland, and part of the Scottish Episcopal Church. ...
King David I (or DabÃd mac MaÃl Choluim), known as the Saint (1084 – May 24, 1153), was king of Scotland from 1124 until his death, and the youngest son of Malcolm Canmore and of Saint Margaret (sister of Edgar Ætheling). ...
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Round Tower
 Historical view from 1727 The Round Tower represents remains of a Culdee college of the Celtic Church established here around 990 AD. The main group (around eighty) of these towers is in Ireland (with one on the Isle of Man), but the example at Brechin is the best preserved of the two on the Scottish mainland, the other being at Abernethy. This is one of the most elaborate of the whole series, and was probably built with an accompanying detached stone church by Irish masons in the 11th century. The Cathedral now incorporates the Round Tower at its southwest corner. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Abernethy Tower. ...
The Brechin Tower is 86 feet high and 15 feet wide at the base, tapering slightly upwards. Originally it would have had a conical cap but in the Middle Ages the present octagonal spire was added, adding another 20 feet to the height. It appears to have had six floors linked by wooden stairs, has the typical elevated doorway to the west and windows at the top facing the four cardinal points.
It was once thought these towers were built for defense; however it is now generally considered that this was not the case, as they would have been very vulnerable to being burned. As they were generally built in the vicinity of a church or monastery, it is more likely they would be built for religious purposes to call people to prayer through the ringing of hand bells. It would also have been used for the storage of manuscripts and religious relics with refuge or a lookout point as a secondary purpose. Today (22/04/2007), the tower lies in ruins, with most of the windows broken and the doors, once barricaded, kicked down.
Modern Day Modern day Brechin suffers from problems similar to that across Scotland, such as anti-social behaviour, under age drinking, Neds and Street racing. As it is in Angus, it falls under "Safe Angus for Scotland" which aims to reduce underage drinking, as well as reduce vandalism. Brechin City F.C. is popular among young supporters. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
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Sport Football Brechin City Football Club play Scottish League football and are currently placed in the 2nd Division. Their ground is called Glebe Park and is situated off Trinity Road. Brechin is home to the junior football club Brechin Victoria F.C. The Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA) is the organising body for the junior grade of football (soccer) in Scotland. ...
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Brechin Victoria F.C. is a Scottish junior football club based in Brechin, Angus. ...
References - Historic Scotland
- Angus Municipal Council
- Brechin Cathedral and Round Tower, Lumina Technologies, July, 2005
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